H7423 רְמִיָּה (rᵉmîyâh) rem-ee-yaw'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

remissness, treachery

Derivation: from H7411 (רָמָה);

KJV Usage: deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.

TWOT Reference: 2169a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) laxness, slackness, slackening, deceit, treachery

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G94 G459 G1386 G1388

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

רְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) — deceit. deceit, treachery

רְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) — slackness. laxness, slackness, slackening

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רְמִיָּה (H7423)

noun f · רמה

Lazy

lazy, slothful, idle, slack = state or condition of a person unequipped or unwilling to work or be attentive to responsibilities

PRO 10:4 · PRO 12:24 · PRO 12:27 · PRO 19:15 · JER 48:10

Bad

Collocation: קֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה

slack > useless (bow) literally: a slack bow; hence: = a bow that has lost its spring and is therefore no longer useful

PSA 78:57 · HOS 7:16

noun f · רמה

False | ≈ שֶׁקֶר

falsehood, deceit, treachery = action by which humans say or do things that are false in order to deceive or mislead others

JOB 13:7 · JOB 27:4 · PSA 32:2 · PSA 52:4 · PSA 101:7 · PSA 120:2 · PSA 120:3 · MIC 6:12

Steve Berneking

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רְמִיָּה n.f. deceit, treachery base

רְמִיָּה n.f. laxness, slackness base

Bible Occurrences (15)

13:7 27:4

32:2 52:2 78:57 101:7 120:2 120:3

10:4 12:24 12:27 19:15

48:10

7:16

6:12

Job 13:7

Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?

Job 27:4

my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Proverbs 10:4

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Jeremiah 48:10

Cursed [is the one] who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.

Hosea 7:16

They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.